๐น๐ผ Taiwan
Time, holidays, currency and practical info for Taiwan.
Current time in Taiwan
Asia/Taipei ยท GMT+8
Time zones in Taiwan
Other countries in Eastern Asia
At a glance
- Capital
- โ
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- Eastern Asia
- Population
- 23,317,031
- Area
- 36,197 kmยฒ
- Currency
- TWD $
- Calling code
- +886
- Driving side
- right
- Languages
- zho
- Internet TLD
- .tw, .ๅฐ็ฃ, .ๅฐๆนพ
About
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main island of Taiwan, also known as Formosa, lies between the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south. It has an area of 35,808 square kilometres, with mountain ranges dominating the eastern two-thirds and plains in the western third, where its highly urbanized population is concentrated. The combined territories under ROC control consist of 168 islands in total covering 36,193 square kilometres. The largest metropolitan area is formed by Taipei, New Taipei City, and Keelung. With around 23.9 million inhabitants, Taiwan is among the most densely populated countries.
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